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Commissions Committee Engages MERA, RFA on Road Levy RemittancesThe Committee on Commissions, Statutory Corporations and...
08/10/2026

Commissions Committee Engages MERA, RFA on Road Levy Remittances

The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Corporations and State Enterprises today held a meeting with officials from the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA), Roads Authority (RA), and Roads Fund Administration (RFA) to review the status of Road Levy remittances.

The Committee summoned MERA and institutions concerned with the matter to assess progress made in reducing arrears and strengthening institutional accountability.

In its presentation to the Committee, RFA said non-remittance started in the year ending March 2022 and persisted through to December 2025 which meant that RFA could not fund RA for roads maintenance, pay contractors and planning for new tollgates was suspended.

It was in January 2026, that after automatic pricing mechanism (APM) for fuel resumed that RFA started receiving the fuel levy proceeds.

In its presentation, MERA informed the Committee that from January to October 2026, over K236 billion in road levies had been remitted to the Roads Fund Administration, while the cumulative balance payable stood at about K203 billion.

The Committee noted that arrears that had accumulated to nearly K248 billion by December 2025 have since been reduced to around K173 billion as of September 2026, reflecting steady progress in meeting obligations despite past challenges in fuel pricing and importation costs.

The Committee expressed dissatisfaction with the development which resulted in deterioration of road infrastructure due to insufficient funding which it said should not happen again.

The Committee emphasized transparency in financial reporting, adherence to regulatory timelines, and the importance of sustainable funding models to safeguard funds for road construction and maintenance.




Public Appointments Committee Deliberates Conditions of Service Today, 8th October 2026, the Public Appointments Committ...
08/10/2026

Public Appointments Committee Deliberates Conditions of Service

Today, 8th October 2026, the Public Appointments Committee met at Parliament Building to consider the proposed review of the conditions of service for heads of governance institutions, including the Independent Complaints Commission, the Ombudsman, the Office of Public Officers Declarations, and the Legal Aid Bureau.

Vice Chairperson, Hon. Joshua Malango also led the Committee in the deliberation of conditions of service for Legal Aid Bureau employees, all with technical assistance from the Department of Human Resource Management and Development.

This follows earlier sessions in the week where the Committee shortlisted candidates for key positions among them Commissioner for Independent Complaints Commission for the Judiciary (ICCJ), Director of Office of Public Officers Declarations and Deputy Director of Legal Aid.

Next week, the Committee will proceed with interviews for the Deputy Director of Legal Aid, the Director of the Office of Public Officers Declarations, and the Commissioner for the Independent Complaints Commission for the Judiciary.




๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ'๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญThe Public Accounts Committee of Parliament o...
07/10/2026



๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ'๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ

The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Wednesday engaged the Controlling Officer for the Ministry of Lands - Malawi to respond to audit queries raised in the Auditor Generalโ€™s Report on the Ministryโ€™s accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2023.

Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Lands, Bennet Nkasala, led the delegation.

Later in the afternoon, the Committee also met with the Controlling Officer for the Ministry of Agriculture - Malawi to respond to issues raised in the Auditor Generalโ€™s Report on the Ministryโ€™s accounts for the same period.




The Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Corporations and State Entities was this morning expected to engag...
07/10/2026

The Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Corporations and State Entities was this morning expected to engage management of Airports Development Ltd (ADL) alongside the Secretary to the Treasury on the status of outstanding aviation retention fees owed to ADL including payments raised.

The Committee had previously heard from ADL that it was struggling to maintain and upgrade landing equipment at the countryโ€™s airport due to lack of funds despite generating funds in forex through landing fees paid by international airlines.

Due to the Secretary to the Treasuryโ€™s absence to respond to the Committeeโ€™s queries, the meeting failed to proceed and will be rescheduled to a later date.

Here is a pictorial from the meeting.




๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐‘๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งThe Parliamentary Committee on Local Aut...
06/10/2026



๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐‘๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

The Parliamentary Committee on Local Authorities and Rural Development met with the Ministry of Energy -Malawi on Tuesday to discuss the scope and current status of the Malawi Rural Electrification Programme (MAREP), focusing on progress, implementation challenges, and the role of local authorities in expanding access to electricity.

The engagement provided an opportunity for the Committee to assess how MAREP is being implemented across the country and how local authorities are contributing to the programme, particularly in identifying areas requiring electrification and facilitating the implementation of projects at community level.

Ministry of Energy Principal Secretary Elvis Thodi outlined some of the challenges affecting the implementation of the programme and highlighted measures the ministry is undertaking to address the identified challenges and improve the pace and effectiveness of rural electrification.




Parliamentary Committee Engages PPP Commission on Project Pipelines and Funding NeedsThe Parliamentary Committee on Comm...
06/10/2026

Parliamentary Committee Engages PPP Commission on Project Pipelines and Funding Needs

The Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Corporations and State Entities, chaired by Hon. Sylvester Ayuba James, met with officials from the Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC) to discuss progress on key projects and funding challenges.

The Commission reported that Project Development Facility provided for in the PPP Act is expected to generate about MK 4.5 billion in transaction fees from successful investors.

However, officials highlighted a significant funding shortfall, noting that the current allocation for the 2026/27 financial year is far below the K2.5 billion required to sustain project development.

To address this, the PPPC told the Committee that it had proposed operationalizing the Project Facilitation Fund, which would support feasibility studies, advisory services, and project implementation and ease pressure on the government's development budget as more projects would be delivered through PPP arrangements.

PPPC also shared with the Committee updates across several sectors including agriculture, irrigation infrastructure projects which are being supported by the World Bank and African Development Bank with negotiations underway to secure Illovo as an offโ€‘taker.

In health, PPPC told the Committee that feasibility studies for renal dialysis units in central hospitals have been approved, while the Ministry of Defence is preparing a study for a proposed national military hospital.

The Committee also received an update on the US$150 million Digital Malawi Acceleration project, funded by the World Bank, which will expand broadband, data hosting, and digital services. Plans include deploying 180 telecommunication towers, connecting 500 sites to the internet, expanding dataโ€‘centre capacity, and procuring 2,400 biometric kits for national ID registration.

However, the PPPC CEO Arthur Nanthuru told the Committee that they are working on encouraging greater participation by Malawian investors, and addressing forex and financing constraints.

The Committee commended the Commissionโ€™s efforts and underscored the need for adequate funding to sustain the PPP pipeline and strengthen Malawiโ€™s development agenda.




๐”๐ ๐š๐ง๐๐š๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ๐ขAn eight-member delegation from the Government Assurances C...
06/10/2026



๐”๐ ๐š๐ง๐๐š๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ๐ข

An eight-member delegation from the Government Assurances Committee of the Parliament of Uganda has arrived in Malawi for a four-day study tour to exchange experiences and learn from Malawiโ€™s parliamentary practices.

This morning, the delegation visited the Parliament Building, where it was welcomed by the Chairperson of the Government Assurances and Public Sector Reforms Committee, Honourable Sam Kawale.

As part of its programme, the delegation later paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Clerk of Parliament responsible for Procedural Services, Joseph Manzi.




Public NoticeInquiry on the Chikangawa Plane Crash Please be advised that the Chikangawa Plane Crash Inquiry is on a two...
06/10/2026

Public Notice

Inquiry on the Chikangawa Plane Crash

Please be advised that the Chikangawa Plane Crash Inquiry is on a two-week recess to consolidate all information gathered so far, in preparation for the next round of witness examinations.

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